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On this night I’m recalling, while talking on the phone, a lot of high-caliber gunfire exploded nearby.

So nearby that I dove and crawled for my pistol like it was a war movie.

Because I lived in a Southern state, I was able to legally keep firearms at home and, with my license, carry concealed if I chose.

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This angel died while having her diaper changed! Will anyone demand her killer’s head on a platter?

Will Black lobbyists for chocolate Klansmen take at least one day off to protest this outrage?

Imagine if she weren’t Black in a low income area? Suppose she was the bouncing blonde pride and joy of a young White man- would public response differ?

This latest shocking sacrifice is laid once again at the feet of Black America, a community that often ignores homegrown horror stories to focus on bad cops or White boogeymen in distant boardrooms and elected offices.